Nijim Ahmed Nijim Saleem
Date of Birth : 1946-01-01
Place of Birth : Nablus
Marital status : Single
Place of martyrdom / disappearance : Al Baydha’ – The Jordan Valley
Date of martyrdom / disappearance 1970-04-05
Martyrdom / disappearance conditions
Nijim Ahmed Nijim Saleem was a fighter in the Palestinian Revolution. He was given a military order from the military commandment of the Palestinian Revolution, to cross the Jordanian borders towards the Occupied Palestinian Territories with a military patrol consisting of 24 fighters to execute a combat mission against the Israeli Occupying Forces. The military patrol crossed the borders from Um Al Sous point of the Jordan River, where the patrol clashed with an Israeli military force stationed in Ein Al Baydha Area located in the Jordan Valley. During the battle, 16 fighters were killed and the remaining 8 captured. Until today, the captured fighters are still alive and have witnessed the Israeli Forces capturing and refusing in returning the bodies.
Source of Information : His brother Mr. Awwad Ahmed Nijim Saleem
